Tesco Value Hand Blender

So a few weeks back now we spotted what looked like an absolute bargain in the form of a Tesco (Value range) hand blender, being just shy of £5...We bought some fruit, Greek yoghurt, runny honey etc. got it home and started making "smoothies" for breakfast, which was fantastic (more on that later) but after less than a week we started to notice the unmistakable smell of melting electronincs coming from the engine section, so, like the Tesco value steamer, it went back and was replaced by a top of the range one (now it is clear that it will be used and not just gather dust in the cupboard), in this case a Braun Multiquick Advantage -

- which comes with a lot more toys, not least a mini blender (which I have already used to dice an onion (in about 4 seconds)) and is all dishwasher safe...most important though is the ease with which one can make a breakfast smoothie...

I've made up a few recipies already, notables include -

• Banana Desert Special which consists of 2 bananas, 2 tablespoons of greek yoghurt, a squeeze of runny honey, a tablespoon of crunchy peanut butter, a scoop of vanila ice cream and an ice cube...(it's quite sweet though, beware!)
• Flyingpops' Pomegreat Delight - 1 banana, a good slosh of Pomegranite juice, one third of a large mango (diced) 3 large strawberries and a handfull of grapes
• Fink's Kiwi-Peach Chiller (my current favorite, although I do wish it didn't look like something that came out of a poorly cat) - 3 ice cubes, 2 tablespoons of greek youghurt, a kiwi (the flesh of, scooped), 1 banana, a de-stoned peach (no need to remove the skin) and 3 strawberries...yum... ;)

I'll be honest though, pretty much anything you throw in there seems to work as long as you have the banana as a base...got some pears ripening at the moment, a passion fruit and my own strawberry plants are heavy with green fruit...so plenty more opportunity to experiment, if i find any more killer recipies I'll let you know... ;)